“输出假设”研究对我国英语教学的启示

The Output Hypothesis and Its Implications for China’s English Teaching

"高分低能,哑巴英语,费时低效"是我国英语教学中存在的突出问题.通过介绍国外在"输出假设"方面的研究,着重讨论输出在引起注意、假设检验、元语言功能和促成自动化等四个方面的作用后,本文指出在教学实践中重视语言输出作用,强化输出练习是解决这些突出问题的一个有效途径,并进而提出输出假设研究对我国英语教学的几点启示.

Students can score high in tests, but perform poorly in both oral and written communication; they consume much time in learning, but progress inefficiently. These problems are prominent in China's English teaching. After introducing the researches done on the Output Hypothesis, as well as focusing on the discussions of the functions of output (i.e. noticing/triggering, hypothesis-testing, metalinguistic function,and developing automaticity), the paper comes up with an effective solution to the problems, that is, to attach importance to the roles of output, and to strengthen the practice of language production in teaching activities. The paper then puts forward several implications of the researches for China's English teaching.